Vikramaditya Motwane made Vihaan Samat gain 6 kgs for CTRL

Updated On: 08 October, 2024 09:08 AM IST | Mumbai | Priyanka Sharma

With CTRL marking his first union with Motwane, Vihaan recalls how the director’s behaviour on set made him fear that his career was over

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When Vikramaditya Motwane cast Vihaan Samat as a young relationship influencer in CTRL, he had one requirement from the actor—weight gain. The idea was to make the character of Joe Mascarenhas “boyish and chubby,” recalls Samat, who, skinny at 55 kilos, put on six kilos for the role. “Vikram wanted a sweet and bright-eyed guy, who would complement Ananya [Panday].” The actor was initially reluctant about the weight gain, considering the film industry expects male actors to sport a chiselled physique. “There is a lot of emphasis on body type in this industry, and I was skeptical to do that. What helped was the thought that I was building muscle.”

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